Automobile-lock.



l. KOVSKY L J. F. HICKS.

AUTOMOBILE LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3 UNITED STATES PENT FFCE.

PHILIP KOVSKY"AND JOHN F. HICKS, 0F HLADELPH, YENNSYLVATIA.

AUTOMOBILE-LGCK.

To (lll/.whom It may concern Be it known that we, PHILIP Kovsiu' and JOHN F. HICKS, citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county ot Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Automobile-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in automobile locks, the object of the invention being to provide simple inexpensive yet efficient lock which prevents the operation of the clutch, and which may be quickly applied and removed.

A further object is to provide a device of this character Which is capable of adjustment so as to be operative in connection with various styles of clutch lever.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as Will be more fully hereinafter' described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a View in side elevation illustrating our improvements in operative position. Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a view in longitudinal section at rightI angles to Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a View in cross section on the line leder of Fig. 3.

`1 represents an automobile and Q the clutch lever thereof having an enlarged treadle 5% aty its free end, so that the opera tor may have a convenient resting place for the foot to readily depress the lever and operate the clutch.

This invention, of course, is not. limited to any particular forni of clutch lever, hut is adapted for use in connection with ahy ordi Ilary form in general use.

To lock the clutch lever 2 against. movement, we provide a rectangular casing l having a door 5 at one side connected by a hinge 6 and provided with a lock 7, the holt of which is adapted to enter a 1Keeper 8 fixed to the side wall of the casing. This casing 4, at its lower edge, is provided With a flange 9 to rest against the platform of the automobile, and such flange and the lower edge of the casing is inclined to contorni to the shape of the platform. lt is to be understood, of course, that the casing is approximately the length of the. clutch lover above the platform, so that it tits under the treadle 3 and prevents the latter 'from being de- Specifcaton of Let Application tiled vay 3, 1915.

Serial. No. '165,98.

pressed. Inside of casing` located and is provided v, ,.itudinal series ot' openings l1A to receive in anv of them a fixed stud i2 in easing 4. rlhis channel is of substantially the saine external di mension as the internal dimension of the casing, so that when it is adjusted longitu linally relative to the casing and the stud 1li? located in one of the openiiigs 1l, it cannot move longitudinally when the door 5 is closed and locked. This channel therefore permits of longitudinal adjustment. of the device to aectnnmodate the sanic to various lengths of clutch lever.

In operation, when the driver leaves his car, ity is simply necessary for him to open the door 5, place the casing around the clutch lever, and then lock the door.

The invention is of course not limited te any particular style of lock, as we may use various forms of lock, and various slight changes might be made in the general ferm and arrangement of parts described without. departing from our invention, and hence c do not limit ourselves to the ju'ecise details set forth, but consider ourselves atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. n. device of the comprising a lever eng gin ing of two rnei'nbers each other, whereby ti vice may be varied, and means for locking said device around a lever, substantially as described.

Q. A device of the character described, comprising aeasing adapted to he pose tioned around a lever, a door closing said casing, and a channel oar adjustable long itudinally in the casing, substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a rectangular casing open at one side, a door hinged to thel open side' ofthe casing, a lock on the door, a keeper on the casing to receive the holt of said lock, and a channel bar adjustable. longitudinally in the casing, substantially as described.

4.9i device of the character described. comprising a casing adaj'itcd to he posi tioned around a lever, a door closingT .said casing, a. channel bar adjustable longitudilll@ said channel bar Qon-v zmd Siting Within the longudxml series @if 1nd a. simi in mid casing fu'dptm. Y m said openings, substan why are 1.

11 tesl noni. whereof We have signd our names to this specification in the presence of i two subscribing Witnesses.

PHLIP KOVSKY.

i JOHN F. HICKS.

l Witnesses C. R. ZIEGLER, S. W. FOSTER. 

